Chapter 288

"Impossible!" Brian shot back without a moment's hesitation. "Mom, you watched Vanessa grow up-you know how kind she is. There's no way she could have pushed Irene down the stairs. There has to be some misunderstanding here. Honestly, I think Irene probably just lost her balance and-"

"Brian!"

Before he could finish, Irene's voice cut through the room, sharp and icy.

Her eyes, glinting with a cold, hard light, landed on Brian-not with the affection of

a sibling, but with the hatred reserved for a mortal enemy.

She couldn't believe it. Even now, after everything, Brian was still defending Vanessa, still trying to wipe her slate clean.

It was Brian who once claimed to care for Claire, and Brian who hurt her most deeply.

Years ago, it was Brian who insisted on breaking off his engagement with Vanessa. Now, with the truth laid bare, he was still fighting tooth and nail to protect Vanessa's reputation.

Suddenly, Irene felt a wave of revulsion toward her brother.

hurt her even more than anything Vanessa had ever

clear," Irene shouted, her voice trembling with anger and pain. "Five years ago, it was Vanessa

tears brimming in her eyes. The angry red slap mark on

please, you have to believe me," she pleaded, her voice

glare, he snapped, "Irene, you can't just throw around accusations like that. This is about Vanessa's reputation-and I know she'd never do something like

Irene shot back, furious. If she could stand, she would have

her eyes burning with resentment. "You want

didn't care if she lived or died; as long as they got her into the hospital, they planned to declare her brain dead and harvest her kidneys for Vanessa. They wanted to donate the rest of her organs too-use her body for

why they tried to kill me. They framed Claire for

tumbled

nearly breathless with rage by the end, her face red

looked as if he'd been struck by

anything he'd ever imagined, it

his twenty-some years, he'd never encountered cruelty

head, his face etched with

No way. You're making this up. Even

Claire, the hospital would never go along with something

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